Katsuo Nakamura
Japanese actor (born 1938)
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Katsuo Nakamura (Japanese: 中村嘉葎雄, Hepburn: Nakamura Katsuo; born Katsuo Ogawa;[1] April 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor. Since 1955, he has had a prolific film career, appearing in films such as Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan (1964) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016).[2] The younger brother of Kinnosuke Nakamura, Nakamura is also a former Kabuki actor.[3] He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, and Shikake-nin Baian.[4][5]
Born
April 23, 1938
Katsuo Ogawa
April 23, 1938
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1955–present
Spouse
Tsuneko Shibata
(m. 1976; div. 1981)Katsuo Nakamura | |
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Nakamura in 1955 | |
| Born | Katsuo Ogawa April 23, 1938 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–present |
| Spouse |
Tsuneko Shibata
(m. 1976; div. 1981) |
| Father | Nakamura Tokizō III |
| Relatives | Yorozuya Kinnosuke (brother) Nakamura Shidō II (nephew) |
Filmography
- Furisode Kenpo (1955) - debut[3][6]
- Stepbrothers (1957)
- Akō Rōshi (1961)
- Kwaidan (1964) - (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- The Pleasures of the Flesh (1965)
- Lake of Tears (1966)
- Samurai Banners (1969)
- Shinsengumi (1969)
- Bakumatsu (1970)
- Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
- Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977)
- Nichiren (1979)
- Tempyō no Iraka (1980)
- Love Letter (1981)
- Buriki no kunsho (1981)
- Kagero-za (1981)
- Shikake-nin Baian (1981)
- Ōoku (1983)
- Station to Heaven (1984)
- Shinran: Path to Purity (1987)
- Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)[7]
- Whiteout (2000)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Samurai Resurrection (2003)
- Be with You (2004)
- Steamboy (2004)
- Dororo (2007)
- Sad Vacation (2007)
- 20th Century Boys (2008)
- Snow Prince (2009)
- Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
- Kakekomi (2015)
- Silence (2016)
